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Mr. Nicholas DeBenedictis, also known as Nick, has been the Chairman of the Board of Aqua America, Inc. and Aqua Indiana, Inc. since May 1993 and has been its Senior Advisor since July 1, 2015. Mr. DeBenedictis served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Aqua America Inc. from July 1992 to July 2015. Mr. DeBenedictis served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Suburban Water Company, a subsidiary of Aqua America Inc. He served as the ... Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consumers Water Company, a subsidiary of Aqua America Inc. From April 1989 to June 1992, he served as a Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at PECO Energy Company. From 1983 to 1986, he served as a Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and also served as Director of the Office of Economic Development. He serves as the Chairman of Philadelphia Convention & Visitors BureauHe serves as Director of Independence Blue Cross, Inc. He has been an Independent Director of Exelon Corporation since April 23, 2002; PH Glatfelter Co. since 1995; PECO Energy Company since December 3, 2013 and Aqua America Inc. since 1992. Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a Director of Pennsylvania Chamber Of Business And Industry. He serves as a Member of the Advisory board of PNC Bank in Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Pennoni Associates. He served as a Director of Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company Inc., a subsidiary of Harleysville Group Inc., since 2005. He served as a Director of Met-Pro Technologies LLC (formerly, Met-Pro Corp.) from 1997 to February 22, 2010. He served as a Director of Exelon Generation Company, LLC. From December 1986 to April 1989, he was President of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Mr. DeBenedictis serves on the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Pennsylvania Business Roundtable, and Hahnemann/MCP University and is a Trustee of Drexel University. He has been a Director of Commonwealth Edison Company since November 1, 2013.

Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, Member of ASUS Committee, Chief Executive Officer of Golden State Water Company, Chief Executive Officer of Chaparral City Water Company, President of Golden State Water Company and President of Chaparral City Water CompanyAmerican States Water Company

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